17th June 2025
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 18th June 2025
Mandatory data collection of child sexual offenders
Tabled by:
Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House notes with deep concern the continued failures in data collection related to child sexual abuse, particularly in cases involving group-based exploitation; recognises that accurate and consistent demographic data is essential for identifying patterns, developing prevention strategies and restoring public confidence; expresses concern that a significant number of …
8 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 3
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
4th June 2025
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM on Monday 9th June 2025
Mauritius Treaty
Tabled by:
Kemi Badenoch (Conservative - North West Essex)
That the Agreement, done at London and Port Louis on 22 May 2025, between the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Government of the Republic of Mauritius concerning the Chagos Archipelago including Diego Garcia, should not be ratified.
104 signatures
(Most recent: 30 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 90
Reform UK: 5
Independent: 3
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
Ulster Unionist Party: 1
Labour: 1
2nd June 2025
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Monday 2nd June 2025
Interception of small boats by France
Tabled by:
Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)
That this House notes that 1,378 migrants attempted to cross the Channel on small boats on 31 May 2025, the highest daily tally so far this year; acknowledges that France only stopped 184 migrants that day despite agreeing in February 2025 to amend their laws to allow police to intercept …
17 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 15
Independent: 1
Democratic Unionist Party: 1
20th May 2025
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 21st May 2025
Imprisonment of Lucy Connolly
Tabled by:
Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House notes with concern the continued imprisonment of Lucy Connolly, a young mother, for a non-violent offence; recognises that the UK’s prison system is facing unprecedented overcrowding; further notes that the use of custodial sentences for non-violent offenders, particularly primary carers, undermines family stability, disproportionately affects children, and …
10 signatures
(Most recent: 23 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 5
Independent: 2
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Labour: 1
6th May 2025
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM as a sponsor on Wednesday 7th May 2025
Upholding biological sex-based protections in single-sex spaces
Tabled by:
Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House notes the recent UK Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers, which clarified that the terms man, woman, and sex in the Equality Act 2010 refer to biological sex; recognises the significance of this clarification in ensuring the integrity of single-sex spaces …
11 signatures
(Most recent: 15 May 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 7
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Independent: 1
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
24th April 2025
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM on Wednesday 7th May 2025
Mass deportation of illegal migrants
Tabled by:
Rupert Lowe (Independent - Great Yarmouth)
That this House expresses grave concern at the continued presence of over one million illegal migrants in the United Kingdom; notes that illegal entry into the country represents a clear breach of national law and undermines the integrity of the UK’s immigration system; further notes the considerable cost to the …
15 signatures
(Most recent: 11 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 9
Democratic Unionist Party: 3
Independent: 2
Traditional Unionist Voice: 1
7th April 2025
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM on Thursday 24th April 2025
British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme
Tabled by:
Ann Davies (Plaid Cymru - Caerfyrddin)
That this House is deeply concerned regarding the impact of the British Coal Staff Superannuation Scheme (BCSSS) scandal; notes that, in the Autumn Budget, the Government released equivalent funds from the Miners’ Pension Scheme (MPS), but this welcome move to improve former miners’ pensions was not extended to the BCSSS; …
33 signatures
(Most recent: 12 Jun 2025)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 18
Liberal Democrat: 5
Plaid Cymru: 4
Scottish National Party: 3
Conservative: 2
Independent: 1
2nd September 2024
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM on Tuesday 1st April 2025
Accelerating construction work and lower carbon construction vehicles
Tabled by:
Alistair Carmichael (Liberal Democrat - Orkney and Shetland)
That this House recognises the benefits of the production of concrete with zero waste, fewer lorry movements and minimal water waste by greener volumetric mobile concrete plants (VCMs); acknowledges that since their invention in 1975 and following regulations in 2918, VCMs have operated safely in the UK at 38.4 tonnes …
28 signatures
(Most recent: 1 Apr 2025)
Signatures by party:
Liberal Democrat: 16
Labour: 5
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 2
Independent: 2
Conservative: 1
20th November 2024
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM as the primary signatory on Wednesday 20th November 2024
Somaliland presidential election
Tabled by:
Gavin Williamson (Conservative - Stone, Great Wyrley and Penkridge)
That this House congratulates Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi for his victory in Somaliland’s presidential election; thanks Muse Abdi Bihi for his hard work during his time as president; notes Somaliland’s success in holding a free and fair election; and calls on the Government to recognise the Republic of Somaliland as an …
2 signatures
(Most recent: 16 Dec 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 2
2nd September 2024
Gavin Williamson signed this EDM on Monday 2nd September 2024
Social Security
Tabled by:
Rishi Sunak (Conservative - Richmond and Northallerton)
That an humble Address be presented to His Majesty, praying that the Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 (S.I., 2024, No. 869), dated 22 August 2024, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22 August 2024, be annulled.
81 signatures
(Most recent: 10 Sep 2024)
Signatures by party:
Conservative: 74
Independent: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 2
Scottish National Party: 1
13th December 2023
29 signatures
(Most recent: 25 Jan 2024)
Signatures by party:
Labour: 9
Conservative: 7
Scottish National Party: 4
Democratic Unionist Party: 4
Plaid Cymru: 3
Liberal Democrat: 2